Other Dives

Other dive sites

Other dives within Scapa Flow include many different wrecks sunk both during the wars and after, these include:

The remaining scrap sites of the German Fleet - 11 sites containing the leftovers of the salvage work. The largest of these is the Bayern Gun Turrets. The salvage of the Bayern left the four 15 inch main gun turrets lying on the sea bed in 36 - 40 metres of water.

SMS Seydiltz a scrap site lies in 20 metres of water. Two guns, an anchor, plus numerous exciting bits of wreckage and sea life.

Also the remains of the destroyers V83 and S54 remain in shallow water.

Two civilian ships which were under the command of the royal navy, the Strathgarry, a boom defence vessel sunk in 60m in Hoxa Sound, and the Rodean (ex-Roebuck), a former passenger ship converted to minesweeping sunk in Longhope bay in 15m of water. This was dispersed due to navigation hazards, but a good chunk of the ship remains.

The James Barrie was a Hull registered steam trawler which hit the Pentland Skerries and sunk whilst being towed into Scapa Flow. She lies on her starboard side in 42m off water normally in very good visibility.

Also in Hoxa Sound is the wreck of the UB116 a WWI U-boat which was depth charged near the end of the war. Unfortunately a botched salvage attempt in the 1970’s has blown the wreck apart - however much remains of the wreck, again with good visibility.

Testimonials

Alan Gellion - 09 December 2015

Our recent trip diving Scapa with Emily is in my top 3 dive trips ever, I never thought a UK trip could be this good. Fantastic new boat, great accommodation and superb briefings made my first trip to the Scapa wrecks absolutely awesome.
If someone had offered me another week I would have bitten their hand off, I have seldom felt this way after a week diving abroad never mind in the UK.
If you get the chance, don't hesitate!!

Tony Johncock - 09 December 2015

THE gold standard of not only dive boats (simply the best - the most spacious, comfortable, well equipped and modern boat I've ever had the luck to dive from), but the very best dive briefings that give you the extra little titbits of information about where to find things that others don't even know about, all on two screens in the spacious and comfortable galley.
On arrival, your gear is lifted down gently by crane - no climbing down vertical ladders with heavy twins or CCR's on your back! Alas, they're not allowed to lift divers down:)
Need a fill? Trimix? O2? just air? CCR or Open Circuit? Or just a suit inflator fill? Between dives? No problem - all done and mixed with precision. And well boosted, too.
Emily can drive and park the Huskyan like you would not believe - this quite frankly huge boat that comes gently towards you as you bob around on the surface and then stops within a couple of metres with pin point accuracy doesn't ever give you that feeling of hoping you've been seen properly!
The lodge is a modern, spacious, comfortable, well-laid out and well provisioned place to stay within about 60m of the dock.
This sets _the_ gold standard. If you want to dive Scapa, go with these guys. You won't regret it. Worth. Every. Penny.